After an astonishing showing at E3 that managed to excite and enthuse the massive Cyberpunk 2077 fanbase, it looks like CD Projekt Red could be ready to show more of the game as soon as this year.

In an interview with Kotaku's Jason Schreier, CDPR staffer Marcin Iwiński stated that the 'next step' for the game would be Gamescom - the games conference held in Germany in August.

Iwiński implied that they would be showing off the same demo that the developer showed behind closed doors at E3, but with a few differences.

This demo, the interview seems to suggest, will also be available to the public (in theory) and will perhaps even be hands-on. That's the usual step in these campaigns: we go from trailer to hands-off demo, hands-on demo to pre-release build, pre-release build to review code. (That's how it worked for The Witcher 3, anyway).

There were also four sections in the E3 build of the game that hinted at what we can expect from the game in the future:

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The first two entries here point to the 2013 and 2018 trailers - and it's likely that the third entry stands for Gamescom Koln, work in progress - meaning it could be a new trailer or vertical slice demo.

We could also maybe expect a release date - or at least a release window - for the game to be revealed at Gamescom.

We'll have to wait until August to find out for sure.

Cyberpunk 2077 - NEW SCREENSHOTS

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After the E3 showing of the game, Eurogamer noticed that the trailer contained a secret letter, hidden to look like code in the background. With the help of others online, the Eurogamer team were able to reveal the entire letter, which reads:

"It's been over 2077 days since we announced our plan to develop Cyberpunk 2077. We released a CGI trailer, gave some interviews and... went dark. Normal procedure for these kinds of things - you announce a game and then shut up, roll up your sleeves, and go to work. We wanted to give you The Witcher 3 and both expansions first, which is why this period of staying silent was longer than we planned. Sorry for that.

"As soon as we concluded work on Blood and Wine, we were able to go on full speed ahead with CP2077's pre-production. But we chose to remain silent. Why? At some point, we made a decision to resume talking about the game only when we have something to show. Something meaningful and substantial. This is because we do realise you've been (im)patiently waiting for a very long time, and we wouldn't like anyone to feel that we're taking this for granted. On the contrary - it gives us a lot of extra motivation. The hype is real, so the sweat and tears need to be real too :).

"But to the point. Today is the day. If you're seeing this, it means you saw the trailer our vision of Cyberpunk, an alternative version of the future where America is in pieces. Megacorporations [unreadable] civilised life, and gangs rule the rest. And, while this world is full of adrenaline, don't let the car chases and guns mislead you. Cyberpunk 2077 is a true single-player story adventure RPG.You'll be able to create your own characterand... well, you'll get to know the rest from what we show at our booth at E3. Be on the lookout for the previews!

"Before we finish, you probably have some questions. [Unreadable]?

"1. When? When we told you we would only release the game when it's ready, we meant it. We're definitely much, much closer to a release date than when we were back then :), but it's still not the time to confirm anything, so patience is still required. Quality is the only thing that drives us - it's the beauty of being an independent studio and your own publisher.

"2. How big? Seriously big, but... to be honest, we have no bloody clue [unreadable] you can expect. And we promise we'll do this before we start talking about any pre-orders or ask anything of you.

"3. Free DLC/Expansions/DRM? Expect nothing less than you got with The Witcher 3. AS for DRM, CP2077 will be 100% DRM-free on PC.

"4. Microtransactions? In a single-player role-playing game? Are you nuts?

"Once again, thank you for your patience.

"Yours,

"CD Projekt Red Team."

Cyberpunk 2077 - What we already know

Cyberpunk 2077- What is it?

Cyberpunk 2077 is the next RPG from acclaimed developer CD Projekt Red, which will take on a sci-fi setting (in contrast to the studio's previous title, The Witcher 3, which was part of the fantasy genre).

The game will be set in Night City - a sprawling metropolis set in the future featuring characters of many nationalities, gender identities, and classes.

In a change to their usual style the game will also be playable in a third-person perspective, however, CD Projekt Red has been quick to remind potential players that it is still very much an RPG game through and through.